Thursday, March 12, 2020
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I had Br. O'Keefe for math while I was at O'Dea HS from 1962-66. He was an outstanding teacher, and more importantly, an outstanding human being. It was clear that he really cared about us as people.
I remember him telling us about growing up in a tough neighborhood and how there were rumbles every Saturday night between rival gangs, guys out there with chains, clubs, etc. He said, "Then there's some guy who's fighting fair - he's just got a roll of dimes in his fist." We all cracked up.
As an all-boys school, we had cheerleaders from the five Catholic girls schools in the area. They all had crushes on him.
Here's his 1964 yearbook picture.
May your spirit live long and prosper, Brother.
